Building on UCOR’s cleanup success at ETTP, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced today that it has signed a power purchase agreement with Kairos Power for its Hermes 2 reactor, which will be built on the former K-33 gaseous diffusion building site. The collaboration will bolster the country’s leadership in advanced nuclear energy, delivering up…
UCOR team members glitzed up for the 2025 Girl Talk Fashion Show Gala this past weekend. The 13th annual fashion show featured middle and high school girls and their mentors through various fashion scenes. This year’s theme, “HOMECOMING,” marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Girl Talk. This year’s event had special significance as it…
High temperatures today and tomorrow will be in the 90s with feels-like temperatures approaching 100, but then we are in for a gradual cooldown. The high Wednesday will be 89, with temperatures dipping to the mid-80s Thursday for the next few days. The high temperature next week will mostly be in the lower 80s. Thunderstorms…
UCOR has made significant demolition progress on the Alpha-2 building at Y-12. Approximately 143,000 square feet has been demolished to date. Workers recently completed demolition of the northwest side of the building and are currently working on completing demolition of the high bay east portion.
Congratulations to UCOR’s 2025 summer interns, who finished their closeout presentations last week before an audience of fellow interns, mentors, and managers. Intern projects included rad surveys; safety basis document revisions; engineering design; waste characterization; ORNL Liquid Low-Level Waste evaporator system; phishing campaigns; data modeling for Performance Objectives, Measures, and Commitments; corporate accounting; internal audit;…
Congratulations to the UCOR ORNL team for their ongoing commitment to the challenging, hazardous work completed over the summer with no lost workday away cases or releases to the environment. UCOR President and CEO Ken Rueter thanked the team for their hard work at a special luncheon held today to celebrate the numerous project achievements.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Veteran Resource Fair today that was hosted by the Veterans’ Network. The clothes collected during this clothing drive will go to veterans in need. Collection boxes will remain in various UCOR locations for the next couple of weeks. If you have any questions or would like to donate,…
Shannon Gray is a physical security lead for UCOR and has been with the company for nearly 3 years. Shannon has also served as a constable in Oak Ridge for the last 7 years. He and his wife of 18 years have one daughter, who was recently married. To learn more, click the video link.…
Counterfeit parts can lead to safety and operational performance issues. A suspect counterfeit item (S/CI) means credible evidence exists that the part has been modified or is an unauthorized copy, imitation, or substitute knowingly misrepresented as a specified genuine part. As a result of the identification of potentially suspect counterfeit bolts and fasteners delivered to…
OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. This year’s Safe + Sound Week, which starts on August 11, is focused on emergency preparedness and response actions that should…
